stereovision

[ ster-ee-uh-vizh-uhn, steer- ]

noun

1. visual perception in three dimensions.

stereovision

/ ˈstɪər-; ˈstɛrɪəʊˌvɪʒən /

noun

1. the perception or exhibition of three-dimensional objects in three dimensions

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereovision¹

stereo- + vision

Example Sentences

“Algorithms exist today to program a drone with “see-and-avoid” ability In the MIT study, a graduate student in the school’s artificial intelligence lab used an open-source stereovision algorithm that enables a “drone to detect objects and build a full map of its surroundings in real time . . . at 120 frames per second.”

From Fox News

“So that told us something fairly profound. That was telling us praying mantises do not use correlation for their stereovision — at least not the correlation of image contrast. They’re doing something really different.”

From Seattle Times

Because with robots now being in charge of taxis – armed with GPS, radar, and stereovision cameras, as well as human override controls in case the robot goes full cabby and starts heading to Fujisawa by way of Clapham – it makes you wonder what other mundane tasks we might outsource to them.

From The Guardian

While Japanese developers have faith in the car’s GPS, radar and stereovision cameras, attendants will sit in the driver’s seat during the journeys in case human intervention is needed, according to media reports.

From The Guardian

Infrared stereovision sensors and a rotating laser allow the robot to see through dense smoke.

From The Verge